Aistear: The Weather

Over the past few weeks, Senior Infants have been exploring 'The Weather' across the curriculum. Take a look at some of the fantastic things we have been up to!   At the beginning of the month, we went on a Weather Hunt in search of signs of Winter. We found frosty grass and icy leaves. We watched as the sun melted the frost right in front of our eyes! It was great fun!           After watching the frost melt, we wondered if we could do something to keep the fun frost ar...
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Christmas Village

December 2021 This Christmas we decided to create a Christmas village as our Christmas project. In order to stick to our pods, we decided that the safest plan would be to create 5 different areas which could then be brought together at the end.  Linking in with our maths lesson looking at shapes that tessellate, we decided to use hexagons as they would fit nicely together.        The first job was to come up with an overall design that worke...
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Painting like Michelangelo

November 2021 As part of our history lesson on the Renaissance, we learned about Michelangelo. He was a very famous painter and sculptor who created some of the greatest artworks ever. One of his most famous paintings was the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. To complete this work, he had to lie on his back on scaffolding and paint directly over his face. This was very difficult and would have caused a lot of problems for Michelangelo. To try to imagine how tough Michelangelo had it, we decid...
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